An American nurse living in Jamaica grows suspicious of the nearby group of Voodoo practitioners.An American nurse living in Jamaica grows suspicious of the nearby group of Voodoo practitioners.An American nurse living in Jamaica grows suspicious of the nearby group of Voodoo practitioners.
- Dori
- (as Nahtasha T. Budhi)
Storyline
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- TriviaUniversal Pictures was originally going to release a trilogy of Tales from the Crypt (1989) movies, but plans were scrapped after Bordello of Blood (1996) failed at the box-office. This movie was not planned as a Tales from the Crypt (1989) movie. It is a loose remake of I Walked with a Zombie (1943).
- GoofsWhen Wesley grabs Paul's shirt, the collar is sticking out. It cuts to another angle and the shirt collar is folded in.
- Quotes
The Crypt Keeper: [in a fake Jamaican accent] Oh, what up my people? Welcome to Jamaica man! This is your old bosom bloody the Cryptkeeper.
Hot Girl: Nice hair.
The Crypt Keeper: Aint they cool? On me they call these "deadlocks".
[Cackles]
The Crypt Keeper: Woah! One of the things I love about Jamaica is the eye popping honeys. Of course, I'd prefer them with a little less meat on their bones, or better yet, just bones
[Cackles. A woman brings him a drink with a shrunken head in it]
The Crypt Keeper: T'anks but that's not what I be meanin when I say I want a little head.
[Cackles]
The Crypt Keeper: Anyway, mon, I just wrapped my new movie here in Jamaica, where they dance, smoke grass and all the nice girls be in the voodoo trance. What a place to work. You've got mangos, papayas,
[Focus in on a woman's breasts]
The Crypt Keeper: tourists and they're all so delicous.
[Cackles]
The Crypt Keeper: So enough of the jabberin'
[We focus in on a woman lying on her back. She's slowly taking off her bra]
The Crypt Keeper: Our movie awaits... oy! So sit back and relaxe kiddies, and don't worry, be happy! The beast is yet to come! Hahahahahahaha!
- Crazy creditsOn the R1 DVD, the credits conclude and it fades to black. Suddenly there's a few brief scenes with the Cryptkeeper, as well as additional credits for the Cryptkeeper segments.
- Alternate versionsInternationally, this was released as a stand-alone film, but when issued in the USA, it included additional segments before the movie and after the end credits featuring Tales from the Crypt (1989) host The Cryptkeeper.
- ConnectionsFollows Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
- SoundtracksShame and Scandal in the Family
Written by Sir Lancelot and Fitzroy Alexander (as Lord Melody)
Performed by Joe 90
Ritual comes in stops and starts. Some scenes are exciting and some will bore you senseless. It's way too long at 106 minutes, when a 90 minute runtime would have easily done the job better, but there are some decent performances and even a few wild sequences of gore (the opening death scene is memorably gruesome). There's a bit too much reliance on spooky dream sequences as well.
I was most surprised that Jamaica seems so cold. At least that's what Jennifer Grey's nipples seemed to be telling us throughout most of the movie. Someone, get that poor woman a bra and turn on some heat. She looks like she's freezing.
- garyrogers-67484
- Oct 7, 2019
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Box office
- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $241